Folded bag



Oct. 3, 1933. O w w s 1,928,696

FOLDED BAG Filed Dec. 17, 1931 INVENTOR BYOSCAR W. LEw/s f jfw ATTORNEY 'f UNITED STATES Patented Oct. 3, 1933 FOLDED BAG Oscar W. "Lewis, Rumfcrd, ."Maine, assigno r to Continental Paper and Bag Corporation, New York, N. Y.,-a corporation of Delaware 1 Application December 17, 1931. Serial No. 581,588

I v 4 Claims.

This invention relates to a receptacle and more particularly to an envelope or container adapted to be used as a cover for an article to be suspended from above such as a bunch of bananas.

" In the transportation and storage of bananas, it

is often desirable to enclose the bunch of bananas within a covering of paper or other suitable material. Since the bunch of bananas is ordinarily suspended from above by a cord attached to the 10 stalk, it is desirable to have an opening at the In describing the invention reference will be made to the drawing in which Figure 1 represents .v, a fractional perspective view of the upper portion of an envelope during the first step of the folding operation. Figure 2 is a fractional side elevation of the top portion of the tube shown in Figure 1, at a later stage in the folding of the top'portion. Figure 3 is a similar view of the upper portion of the completed envelope. Figure ,4 is a diagrammatic sketch indicating the manner in which the bag is folded. Figure 5 is a diagrammatic end view of the completed bag shown in Figure 3.

In producing an envelope embodying my invention, the top of the paper tube 10, which is open at each end, is folded in at each side, as indicated at 11, 11 in Figure 1. The top margin atone side of the tube is then folded back against the tube along the line12, as indicated by the arrows a, a

7 4o in Figure 4, to the position indicated in Figure 2.

In folding back the doubled portions at the ends of this top margin, as just-described, the corners 13, 13 are folded outwardly along the lines 14 14. vThe top margin on the other side of the tube is 15, as indicated by the arrows b, b in Figure 4.

During this operation the corners 13, 13 are folded over along the lines 16, 16 to the position shown in Figures 3 and 5.

If further reinforcement of the upper'portion of the bag is deemed advisable, a strip 17 of cardboard or other suitable material may be inserted under each of the folded back top portions of the tube, as shown in Figure 3 and Figure 5. The

"staples 18 may then be fixed in the upper folded then folded back against the tube along the line.

(Cl. 2293l3) portions of the bag to further reinforce such portions and to maintain them in the folded position.

The envelope produced in this manner will have a reinforced upper edge surrounding an opening 19 in the upper end, which opening may be expanded to receive the stalk of the bunch of bananas or the means for suspending any other article with which the envelope is used.-

The tube with the reinforced top margin, as above described, may be of any desired length 65, and may have its bottom portion open or closed. The upper edges of the paper tube may be folded back for .a greater or a less length, to obtain the desired width of reinforcing. By increasing the length, of the fold the overlapping triangles, formed by folding the points 13, 13 outwardly, may be extended until they cover the entire upper edge of the tube at each side of the open ing 19. When this amount of the tube is folded back, it may be desired to refold this folded edge along lines parallel to and between the lines 12 or 15 and the corresponding upper edges of the bag."

By this means additional reinforcement may be the envelope in "order that it may be readily slipped over'the bulging portion of an article and so that it will fit snugly around the article. The folded edge at the top of the tube gives a reinforced upper marginwhich will better withstand the strains to which it is subjected during use.

In illustrating the invention the corners 13, 13 have been shown as folded outwardly along the line 12 so that the halves of the top edge may be folded over symmetrically. If preferred, these corners maybe folded so that the line connecting the ends of the folds 14, 14 extends at an angle to the sides of the tube rather than parallel to it as shown. Also, if it is desired to have the opening 19 offset from the center of the top of the tube, this may be accomplished by folding the portionsll, 11 inwardly for different distances to the extremities of the desired openingfafter which the topedge may be folded back as described. The portions 11, 11 may also be folded inwardly so that the front portions of the tube will be shorter than the rear portion, or vice versa, after which the top edge may be folded back as described.

the desired configuration audit is not intended no to limit the invention to the particular embodiment described. The terms used in the description and claims are used in their descriptive sense and not as terms of limitation, it being inagainst'themselves, the inwardly folded portions forming spaced triangular reenforcements, at the outsides of the folded portions.

3. A tubular container having its sides folded inwardly lengthwise of the container and the opposed front and rear portions folded back against themselves, the inwardly folded portions forming spaced triangular reenforcements, at the outsides of the folded portions, and independent securing means extending through said triangular portions.

4. A tubular container having its sides folded inwardly lengthwise of the container and the opposed front and rear portions folded back against themselves, the inwardly folded portions forming spaced triangular reenforcements, at the outsides' of the folded portions, and an independent strip of reenforcing material between the folded back portions and the body of the container, and securing means extending through said triangular portions and strip.

OSCAR W. LEWIS. 

